This cost him the sympathies of many of his countrymen, and he eventually abandoned it. Always the savvy strategist, Alexander knew that he couldn’t rule the Greek mainland by fear and brute force alone. Most infamously, Alexander personally killed the man who had saved his life at Granicus, Cleitus the Black, during a violent drunken altercation at Maracanda (modern day Samarkand in Uzbekistan), in which Cleitus accused Alexander of several judgmental mistakes and most especially, of having forgotten the Macedonian ways in favour of a corrupt oriental lifestyle. [101], Alexander viewed Bessus as a usurper and set out to defeat him. [233] Green suggested that, in the context of the period, Alexander formed quite strong friendships with women, including Ada of Caria, who adopted him, and even Darius' mother Sisygambis, who supposedly died from grief upon hearing of Alexander's death. [158] Other illnesses fit the symptoms, including acute pancreatitis and West Nile virus. “He’s invading Persia to punish the Persians retroactively for daring to invade Greece in the first place.”. Then Philip, taking Attalus's part, rose up and would have run his son through; but by good fortune for them both, either his over-hasty rage, or the wine he had drunk, made his foot slip, so that he fell down on the floor. Alexander personally defeated the Scythians at the Battle of Jaxartes and immediately launched a campaign against Spitamenes, defeating him in the Battle of Gabai. [272] The colloquial form of his name in modern Greek ("O Megalexandros") is a household name, and he is the only ancient hero to appear in the Karagiozis shadow play. [194], Some of Alexander's strongest personality traits formed in response to his parents. [41] However, it appears Philip never intended to disown his politically and militarily trained son. In the spring of 335 BC, he advanced to suppress several revolts. [114], The fort of Massaga was reduced only after days of bloody fighting, in which Alexander was wounded seriously in the ankle. In the century leading up to Alexander’s reign, Persia was furthered weakened by a civil war and other internal rebellions. [69] In the following year, 332 BC, he was forced to attack Tyre, which he captured after a long and difficult siege. [40] Alexander reacted by sending an actor, Thessalus of Corinth, to tell Pixodarus that he should not offer his daughter's hand to an illegitimate son, but instead to Alexander. Many of these students would become his friends and future generals, and are often known as the 'Companions'. Knowing he would be outmatched in manpower, Alexander relied on speed and distraction. It was also said that on this day, the Temple of Artemis in Ephesus, one of the Seven Wonders of the World, burnt down. [84] Darius once more fled the field, and Alexander chased him as far as Arbela. [200] He had a calmer side—perceptive, logical, and calculating. Ancient commentators were divided about whether the ambitious Olympias promulgated the story of Alexander's divine parentage, variously claiming that she had told Alexander, or that she dismissed the suggestion as impious. At which Alexander reproachfully insulted over him: "See there," said he, "the man who makes preparations to pass out of Europe into Asia, overturned in passing from one seat to another. [55] The Macedonians marched into the country of the Triballi, and defeated their army near the Lyginus river[56] (a tributary of the Danube). Center for Advanced Study, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Recommended for you The history of the Macedonian dynasty falls into two periods, unequal in significance and duration. [190], Historian and Egyptologist Joann Fletcher has said that the Alexander had blond hair. [259] Polybius began his Histories by reminding Romans of Alexander's achievements, and thereafter Roman leaders saw him as a role model. [49], Attalus was at that time corresponding with Demosthenes, regarding the possibility of defecting to Athens. This campaign, initially against Bessus, turned into a grand tour of central Asia. They were the last dynasty of ancient Egypt. At Termessos, Alexander humbled but did not storm the Pisidian city. A considerable accession of power was granted him after the death of Philip, son of Machatas; and he was allowed to retain his authority at the death of Alexander himself (323 BC), as well as in the subsequent partition of the provinces at Triparadisus, 321 BC. Ptolemy, one of the seven somatophylakes (bodyguards) of Macedon who served as Alexander the Great 's generals and deputies, was appointed satrap of Egypt after Alexander's death in 323 BC. Apelles, however, in painting him as wielder of the thunder-bolt, did not reproduce his complexion, but made it too dark and swarthy. As in Tyre, men of military age were put to the sword and the women and children were sold into slavery. Perhaps taking his summons to Babylon as a death sentence,[148] and having seen the fate of Parmenion and Philotas,[149] Antipater purportedly arranged for Alexander to be poisoned by his son Iollas, who was Alexander's wine-pourer. Aristotle taught Alexander and his companions about medicine, philosophy, morals, religion, logic, and art. [114] Ambhi hastened to relieve Alexander of his apprehension and met him with valuable presents, placing himself and all his forces at his disposal. [38] During the wedding banquet, a drunken Attalus publicly prayed to the gods that the union would produce a legitimate heir. [121] Alexander founded two cities on opposite sides of the Hydaspes river, naming one Bucephala, in honour of his horse, who died around this time. When "his engineers pointed out to him that because of the height of the mound it would be impossible... this encouraged Alexander all the more to make the [165] The recent discovery of an enormous tomb in northern Greece, at Amphipolis, dating from the time of Alexander the Great[166] has given rise to speculation that its original intent was to be the burial place of Alexander. [16], This article is about the ancient king of Macedonia. [52] This reply apparently delighted Alexander, who is reported to have said "But verily, if I were not Alexander, I would like to be Diogenes. There, his closest friend and possible lover, Hephaestion, died of illness or poisoning. Alexander III was born in 356 B.C. Not only did the Macedonian army easily crush the Thebian rebellion, says Wrightson, “but Alexander razed Thebes to the ground and sold the entire city into slavery, except for one house owned by the descendants of his favorite poet.”. Despite his humble origins, he showed great ability in running the affairs … He eventually turned back at the demand of his homesick troops, dying in Babylon in 323 BC, the city that he planned to establish as his capital, without executing a series of planned campaigns that would have begun with an invasion of Arabia. A member of the #Ptolemaic dynasty, that succession of #macedonian Greeks who ruled Egypt from the death of Alexander the Great in 323 B.C #Macedonia #Greece Cleopatra II or III as Isis, found in the underwater exploration of the city of Thonis-Heracleion. [60] The one exception was a call to arms by Spartan king Agis III in 331 BC, whom Antipater defeated and killed in the battle of Megalopolis. The ancient Macedonians (among whom Alexander the Great of Macedon is the most famous), spoke in their own Macedonian language, which was very different than the Greek dialects, even though they had similarities in their cultures with the Greeks, as well as with the other nations (Thraceans, Illyrians etc). [239] The temple was designed by Pytheos, one of the architects of the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus. The Seleucid Empire was a Hellenistic state ruled by the Seleucid Dynasty, which existed from 312 BCE-63 BCE. [144][147] The accounts were nevertheless fairly consistent in designating Antipater, recently removed as Macedonian viceroy, and at odds with Olympias, as the head of the alleged plot. [243][244], Hellenization was coined by the German historian Johann Gustav Droysen to denote the spread of Greek language, culture, and population into the former Persian empire after Alexander's conquest. While there he visited the Oracle of Amon, at Siwa, where he was declared "the son of Amon." The Argead dynasty (Greek: Ἀργεάδαι, Argeádai) was an ancient Macedonian royal house of Dorian Greek provenance. [40] He continued to Illyria,[40] where he sought refuge with one or more Illyrian kings, perhaps with Glaukias, and was treated as a guest, despite having defeated them in battle a few years before. Alexander the Great was a regular competitor, winning horse riding competitions in 356, 352, and 348. He subsequently overthrew Persian King Darius III and conquered the Achaemenid Empire in its entirety. [159][160] Natural-cause theories also tend to emphasize that Alexander's health may have been in general decline after years of heavy drinking and severe wounds. Ancient Antioch, Glanville Downey, Princeton University Press, 2015. [154][155] Another poisoning explanation put forward in 2010 proposed that the circumstances of his death were compatible with poisoning by water of the river Styx (modern-day Mavroneri in Arcadia, Greece) that contained calicheamicin, a dangerous compound produced by bacteria. [132][133] As a gesture of thanks, he paid off the debts of his soldiers, and announced that he would send over-aged and disabled veterans back to Macedon, led by Craterus. [193] Lysippos' sculpture, famous for its naturalism, as opposed to a stiffer, more static pose, is thought to be the most faithful depiction. He then stormed the pass of the Persian Gates (in the modern Zagros Mountains) which had been blocked by a Persian army under Ariobarzanes and then hurried to Persepolis before its garrison could loot the treasury.[87]. [261], Emperor Julian in his satire called "The Caesars", describes a contest between the previous Roman emperors, with Alexander the Great called in as an extra contestant, in the presence of the assembled gods.[262]. Alexander was awarded the generalship of Greece and used this authority to launch his father's pan-Hellenic project to lead the Greeks in the conquest of Persia. [143] In the second account, Diodorus recounts that Alexander was struck with pain after downing a large bowl of unmixed wine in honour of Heracles, followed by 11 days of weakness; he did not develop a fever and died after some agony. [229], Green argues that there is little evidence in ancient sources that Alexander had much carnal interest in women; he did not produce an heir until the very end of his life. Alexander and his exploits were admired by many Romans, especially generals, who wanted to associate themselves with his achievements. All Rights Reserved. Immediately after Alexander was made king, Thebes rose up to challenge his authority—a big mistake. Darius and his generals chose a battle site near the town of Gaugamela. [246] Alexander sought to insert Greek elements into Persian culture and attempted to hybridize Greek and Persian culture. [126], As for the Macedonians, however, their struggle with Porus blunted their courage and stayed their further advance into India. [210] Alexander adopted elements of Persian dress and customs at court, notably proskynesis, a practice of which Macedonians disapproved, and were loath to perform. and defeated an all-star alliance of Athens and Thebes at the Battle of Chaeronea. At this point, Darius ordered a full-frontal charge on the rest of the Macedonian army, but it took time for his orders to reach his left flank. The successor states that emerged were, at least initially, dominant forces, and these 300 years are often referred to as the Hellenistic period. The line had been founded by Alexander’s general Ptolemy, who became King Ptolemy I Soter of Egypt. [7], Alexander was born in Pella, the capital of the Kingdom of Macedon,[8] on the sixth day of the ancient Greek month of Hekatombaion, which probably corresponds to 20 July 356 BC, although the exact date is uncertain. Macedon was an Ancient Greek polity. [137], Afterwards, Alexander travelled to Ecbatana to retrieve the bulk of the Persian treasure. Alexander's legacy includes the cultural diffusion and syncretism which his conquests engendered, such as Greco-Buddhism. The Early Macedonian State [134], After three days, unable to persuade his men to back down, Alexander gave Persians command posts in the army and conferred Macedonian military titles upon Persian units. [179], Diodorus stated that Alexander had given detailed written instructions to Craterus some time before his death. At the time of his death, Alexander's empire covered some 5,200,000 km2 (2,000,000 sq mi),[235] and was the largest state of its time. The stronghold was heavily fortified and built on a hill, requiring a siege. His beard was scanty, and he stood out against his hirsute Macedonian barons by going clean-shaven. The two armies wouldn’t meet again for another two years. It was originally thought to have been the sarcophagus of Abdalonymus (died 311 BC), the king of Sidon appointed by Alexander immediately following the battle of Issus in 331. [199] He had great self-restraint in "pleasures of the body", in contrast with his lack of self-control with alcohol. [58], While Alexander campaigned north, the Thebans and Athenians rebelled once again. [148] His extraordinary achievements, coupled with his own ineffable sense of destiny and the flattery of his companions, may have combined to produce this effect. Eventually, the two sides reconciled, and after the birth of Alexander IV, he and Philip III were appointed joint kings, albeit in name only. Justin stated that Alexander was the victim of a poisoning conspiracy, Plutarch dismissed it as a fabrication,[146] while both Diodorus and Arrian noted that they mentioned it only for the sake of completeness. [323-300 BC] The death of Alexander the Great plunges the Macedonian nation into a civil war as the leading Macedonian generals fight over the rule of the Empire. His undermanned defeat of the Persian King Darius III at the Battle of Gaugamela is seen as one of the decisive turning points of human history, unseating the Persians as the greatest power in the ancient world and spreading Hellenistic culture across a vast new empire. [251] Several Buddhist traditions may have been influenced by the ancient Greek religion: the concept of Boddhisatvas is reminiscent of Greek divine heroes,[253] and some Mahayana ceremonial practices (burning incense, gifts of flowers, and food placed on altars) are similar to those practised by the ancient Greeks; however, similar practices were also observed amongst the native Indic culture. True to his strategy, Alexander’s army advanced in a line with the two flanks drawn back like a bow. Alexander III of Macedon (Greek: Αλέξανδρος Γʹ ὁ Μακεδών, Aléxandros III ho Makedȏn; 20/21 July 356 BC – 10/11 June 323 BC), commonly known as Alexander the Great (Greek: ὁ Μέγας, ho Mégas), was a king (basileus) of the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon[a] and a member of the Argead dynasty. Following the conquests of Alexander the Great in the east, Hellenistic influence on Indian art was far-ranging. [60] Alexander had no obvious or legitimate heir, his son Alexander IV by Roxane being born after Alexander's death. Sometime after the wedding, Philip is said to have seen himself, in a dream, securing his wife's womb with a seal engraved with a lion's image. Still occupied in Thrace, he ordered Alexander to muster an army for a campaign in southern Greece. [33] At Corinth, Philip established a "Hellenic Alliance" (modelled on the old anti-Persian alliance of the Greco-Persian Wars), which included most Greek city-states except Sparta. He appointed Porus as satrap, and added to Porus' territory land that he did not previously own, towards the south-east, up to the Hyphasis (Beas). It was founded by Seleucus I Nicator following the dissolution of Alexander the Great’s empire. In the end, Philip chose Aristotle and provided the Temple of the Nymphs at Mieza as a classroom. The death of the son necessitated the death of the father, and thus Parmenion, who had been charged with guarding the treasury at Ecbatana, was assassinated at Alexander's command, to prevent attempts at vengeance. Following the conquest of Anatolia, Alexander broke the power of Persia in a series of decisive battles, most notably the battles of Issus and Gaugamela. However, the infantry, under the command of Meleager, rejected this arrangement since they had been excluded from the discussion. Darius’ strategy was to cut off Alexander’s supply lines from behind and force the Macedonian troops to turn around and face off. They went on to occupy the city of Elatea, only a few days' march from both Athens and Thebes. Exactly how this happened is unclear. Alexander counter-struck with a regiment of 1,500 mercenaries tasked with holding the right-hand position. [77], When Alexander destroyed Tyre, most of the towns on the route to Egypt quickly capitulated. [59] While the other cities again hesitated, Thebes decided to fight. He was born in Pella in 356 BC and succeeded his father Philip II to the throne at the age of 20. That same day, Philip received news that his general Parmenion had defeated the combined Illyrian and Paeonian armies and that his horses had won at the Olympic Games. At first, the cities must have been inhospitable, little more than defensive garrisons. [18], When Alexander was 13, Philip began to search for a tutor, and considered such academics as Isocrates and Speusippus, the latter offering to resign from his stewardship of the Academy to take up the post. He ruled over a vast empire, having defeated the persians, the egyptians and others in the region. The Itinerarium Alexandri is a 4th-century Latin Itinerarium which describes Alexander the Great's campaigns. The elephant had gold rings around its tusks and an inscription was on them written in Greek: "Alexander the son of Zeus dedicates Ajax to the Helios" (ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΣ Ο ΔΙΟΣ ΤΟΝ ΑΙΑΝΤΑ ΤΩΙ ΗΛΙΩΙ). Subsequently, however, the two rivals were reconciled by the personal mediation of Alexander; and Taxiles, after having contributed zealously to the equipment of the fleet on the Hydaspes, was entrusted by the king with the government of the whole territory between that river and the Indus. [204] His delusions of grandeur are readily visible in his will and in his desire to conquer the world,[148] in as much as he is by various sources described as having boundless ambition,[205][206] an epithet, the meaning of which has descended into an historical cliché. [34][35], When Philip returned to Pella, he fell in love with and married Cleopatra Eurydice in 338 BC,[36] the niece of his general Attalus. In the area of architecture, a few examples of the Ionic order can be found as far as Pakistan with the Jandial temple near Taxila. "[117] A similar slaughter followed at Ora. The correct answer is "He is alive and well and rules the world!" He camped the Macedonian army in the hills above the battle site to fuel up and rest while he drew up a game plan. [259] Julius Caesar dedicated a Lysippean equestrian bronze statue but replaced Alexander's head with his own, while Octavian visited Alexander's tomb in Alexandria and temporarily changed his seal from a sphinx to Alexander's profile. [6][c] He is often ranked among the most influential people in history. They refused to be sent away and criticized his adoption of Persian customs and dress and the introduction of Persian officers and soldiers into Macedonian units. [266][267], Legendary accounts surround the life of Alexander the Great, many deriving from his own lifetime, probably encouraged by Alexander himself. [106], A plot against his life was revealed, and one of his officers, Philotas, was executed for failing to alert Alexander. [111], In general, Greece enjoyed a period of peace and prosperity during Alexander's campaign in Asia. The Macedonian conquest In the autumn of 332 bce Alexander the Great invaded Egypt with his mixed army of Macedonians and Greeks and found the Egyptians ready to throw off the oppressive control of the Persians. During this turmoil, the Illyrians invaded Macedonia, only to be repelled by Alexander. [130], Discovering that many of his satraps and military governors had misbehaved in his absence, Alexander executed several of them as examples on his way to Susa. [37], At the wedding of Cleopatra, whom Philip fell in love with and married, she being much too young for him, her uncle Attalus in his drink desired the Macedonians would implore the gods to give them a lawful successor to the kingdom by his niece. This inbreeding was intended to … Further south, at Halicarnassus, in Caria, Alexander successfully waged his first large-scale siege, eventually forcing his opponents, the mercenary captain Memnon of Rhodes and the Persian satrap of Caria, Orontobates, to withdraw by sea. The famous encounter between Alexander and Diogenes the Cynic occurred during Alexander's stay in Corinth. [75][76] The men of military age were massacred and the women and children sold into slavery. He also received news of a Thracian uprising. [59], After an initial victory against Persian forces at the Battle of the Granicus, Alexander accepted the surrender of the Persian provincial capital and treasury of Sardis; he then proceeded along the Ionian coast, granting autonomy and democracy to the cities. Darius, fearing he was about to be overlapped on his left side, sent in 5,000 of his best cavalry. Macedonian Empire The empire at its greatest extent under Alexander the Great The Macedonian Empire was forged out of the campaigns of Philip II of Macedon and Alexander the Great. [68] Alexander left the government of Caria to a member of the Hecatomnid dynasty, Ada, who adopted Alexander. [109], When Alexander set out for Asia, he left his general Antipater, an experienced military and political leader and part of Philip II's "Old Guard", in charge of Macedon. [187] In India, confronted by Porus' elephant corps, the Macedonians opened their ranks to envelop the elephants and used their sarissas to strike upwards and dislodge the elephants' handlers.[135]. [102], In 329 BC, Spitamenes, who held an undefined position in the satrapy of Sogdiana, betrayed Bessus to Ptolemy, one of Alexander's trusted companions, and Bessus was executed. [236], The eastern borders of Alexander's empire began to collapse even during his lifetime. [249] Koine spread throughout the Hellenistic world, becoming the lingua franca of Hellenistic lands and eventually the ancestor of modern Greek. [96] The Persian king no longer controlled his own destiny, and was taken prisoner by Bessus, his Bactrian satrap and kinsman. [169][170] However, more recently, it has been suggested that it may date from earlier than Abdalonymus' death. After the defeat, Spitamenes was killed by his own men, who then sued for peace. [254] For example, Greek astronomical instruments dating to the 3rd century BC were found in the Greco-Bactrian city of Ai Khanoum in modern-day Afghanistan,[255] while the Greek concept of a spherical earth surrounded by the spheres of planets eventually supplanted the long-standing Indian cosmological belief of a disc consisting of four continents grouped around a central mountain (Mount Meru) like the petals of a flower. [135] In an attempt to craft a lasting harmony between his Macedonian and Persian subjects, Alexander held a mass marriage of his senior officers to Persian and other noblewomen at Susa, but few of those marriages seem to have lasted much beyond a year. Along the way his army conquered the Malhi (in modern-day Multan) and other Indian tribes and Alexander sustained an injury during the siege. [185] Alexander placed the phalanx at the center and cavalry and archers on the wings, so that his line matched the length of the Persian cavalry line, about 3 km (1.86 mi). After the death of Spitamenes and his marriage to Roxana (Raoxshna in Old Iranian) to cement relations with his new satrapies, Alexander turned to the Indian subcontinent. During his youth, Alexander was tutored by Aristotle until age 16. [107], Later, in the Central Asian campaign, a second plot against his life was revealed, this one instigated by his own royal pages. Rulers of antiquity. So as he turned his attention back to Persia, Alexander framed his campaign against the Achaemenid Empire as a patriotic retaliation for Persia’s failed invasion of the Greek mainland a century earlier. Philip reorganized all of Macedonian society around a professional army and raised elite fighting forces of infantry, cavalry, javelin throwers and archers. Alexander the Great Basileus of Macedon … Wikipedia. [60], According to ancient writers Demosthenes called Alexander "Margites" (Greek: Μαργίτης)[61][62][63] and a boy. Alexander founded a series of new cities, all called Alexandria, including modern Kandahar in Afghanistan, and Alexandria Eschate ("The Furthest") in modern Tajikistan. [201] This was no doubt in part due to Aristotle's tutelage; Alexander was intelligent and quick to learn. [11], Several legends surround Alexander's birth and childhood. Alexander endeavoured to reach the "ends of the world and the Great Outer Sea" and invaded India in 326 BC, winning an important victory over the Pauravas at the Battle of the Hydaspes. [19], Mieza was like a boarding school for Alexander and the children of Macedonian nobles, such as Ptolemy, Hephaistion, and Cassander. Alexander was emboldened to divide his forces, and Ambhi assisted Hephaestion and Perdiccas in constructing a bridge over the Indus where it bends at Hund,[115] supplied their troops with provisions, and received Alexander himself, and his whole army, in his capital city of Taxila, with every demonstration of friendship and the most liberal hospitality. Alexander was the son of Philip II of Macedonia, king of the Macedonian Empire. [156], Several natural causes (diseases) have been suggested, including malaria and typhoid fever. Alexander responded with what’s known as his “pawn sacrifice” of several thousand troops destined to die as a set up for the final move. [63] Greeks used the word Margites to describe fool and useless people, on account of the Margites. [86] He sent the bulk of his army to the Persian ceremonial capital of Persepolis via the Persian Royal Road. [264][265], Arrian wrote that Aristobulus said that the Icarus island (modern Failaka Island) in the Persian Gulf had this name because Alexander ordered the island to be named like this, after the Icarus island in the Aegean Sea. But Darius botched the location of the battle, which ended up being a narrow strip of land between a ridge and the sea that neutralized his numbers advantage. Under Aristotle's tutelage, Alexander developed a passion for the works of Homer, and in particular the Iliad; Aristotle gave him an annotated copy, which Alexander later carried on his campaigns. [147][149] There was even a suggestion that Aristotle may have participated. Alexander himself took selected troops on the direct route to the city. [175], During his final years, and especially after the death of Hephaestion, Alexander began to exhibit signs of megalomania and paranoia. In the interim, Darius regrouped and called in reinforcements from the East, while Alexander marched his army South into Egypt. The Persian cavalry and archers were also legendary, as were the scythe chariots which cut down enemy infantry with their razor-sharp wheel hubs. [60] Antipater referred the Spartans' punishment to the League of Corinth, which then deferred to Alexander, who chose to pardon them. [12] During Philip's absence, the Thracian Maedi revolted against Macedonia. Suspicion has fallen upon Alexander, Olympias and even the newly crowned Persian Emperor, Darius III. By N. G. L. Hammond, F. W. Walbank, p. xl, Historical Dictionary of Ancient Greek Warfare, J, Woronoff & I. Spence, CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (, Peter Turchin, Thomas D. Hall and Jonathan M. 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